广东省揭阳市学年下学期高三质量测试英语试题.docx

1、广东省揭阳市学年下学期高三质量测试英语试题揭阳市2020-2021学年度高中三年级教学质量测试英语试卷本试题共10页，考试时间120分钟，满分120分注意事项：1答题前，考生先将自己的信息填写清楚、准确，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码粘贴处2请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效3答题时请按要求用笔，保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不得使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀考试结束后，请将本试题及答题卡交回第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项AIve bee

2、n reading lots of books per year during the past decadeSo obviously I get the usual question of what books I recommendWell here are my top 4 favorite books of all time, which influenced me into who I am today1Think & Grow Rich by Napoleon HillIts one of the biggest bestsellers of all timeNapoleon Hi

3、ll spent two decades analyzing over 500 successful men like Henry Ford, Thomas Edison and John DRockefeller to discover how they did itThe result of Hills research is in Think & Grow Rich13 steps to achieve your goal, whatever it isAll other self-help books are just copies of Hills book first publis

4、hed in 19372Psyclho-Cybernetics by Maxwell MaltzIts another bestseller and the only self-help book youll need next to Think & Crow RichMaxwell Maltz was a plastic surgeon who was amazed that some patients still felt ugly after surgeryThats when he discovered they also needed reconstruction work insi

5、detheir self-imageEverything about how to use the mind-body connection to achieve your goals, and how to feel confident about your body is inside this book3Talent is Overrated by Geoff ColvinThis book drives the point home that success in any field is not determined by genes or talent but deliberate

6、（刻意的） practice, Colvin uses examples from class ns achievers like Tiger Woods, Jack Welch, Warren Buffet, Mozart to prove that they all got theirs through years of practicethe 10,000 hours rule, Youll reexamine your beliefs about what it takes to succeed and supercharge your motivation after reading

7、 Colvins book4Mastery by George LeonardThis book also stresses that practice is the secret of success in anythingLeonard explains that mastership never endsyou will never have perfect technique and be able to stopInstead youll keep learning, improving, and hitting plateaus（瓶颈期）The big point in Maste

8、ry is that plateaus are vital for improving your skills and that you therefore must start enjoying them instead of getting impatient or quitting like most guys do1For what purpose will a person read the book Think & Grow Rich as a reference? ATo make a research on being rich and famous BTo draw a co

9、nclusion on the successful mens stories CTo deliver a lecture on the instructions on how to succeed DTo write a report on how to copy Hills 13 steps to become famous2What do Think & Grow Rich and Psycho-Cybernetics both share? AThey are on the same bookshelf next to each other BThey are bestsellers

10、and the self-help books as well CThey introduce about successful people and their secrets DThey help readers to become successful by offering confidence3Which books can best explain the sayings Practice makes perfect and Live and learn respectively? ATalent is Overrated; Mastery BMastery; Psycho-Cyb

11、ernetics CThink & Grow Rich; Psycho-Cybernetics DThink & Grow Rich; Talent is OverratedBHaving just completed her diploma in French, Feng Yu, as a brave young girl, was ready for some adventureShe finally took on the job offer that brought her to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to work as an in

12、terpreterOnly 22 years old at the time, she could hardly imagine the hardships sue would face thereBut with the support of her African friends in China, she stood firm and found out that an extraordinary experience was awaiting for her thereDespite having made all necessary preparations, Feng spent

13、her first night on the continent in tearsBut she did her best to adapt to the new living environmentAfter a few months, she look on a new job offer in the Democratic Republic of the Congo before moving to AlgeriaShe stayed on the African continent for three and a half years in total , before finally

14、 returning to ChinaAs days went by, a golden opportunity opened to herHer company needed someone to go to a faraway village deep in the forestNone of her colleagues wanted to go, but Feng, as a junior employee, seized the opportunityThis village is inhabited by the tribe, cut off from the world, sti

15、ll maintains is traditional waysThat night when the kerosene lamp went out, Feng found herself in total darknessI was so scared, but I had nowhere to run away, she recalledThe next day, she saw how singing and dancing play a major role in the lives of local villagersLittle by little, Feng was caught

16、 up in this lively atmosphere and soon forgot her initial worriesBack home, she found a position in an African embassy in BeijingFor the next four years, from 2014 to 2018, Feng traveled twice to Mauritania and twice to MadagascarShe was captivated by the continent again and again4What do we know ab

17、out Feng Yu from Paragraph One? AShe wanted to experience some hardships after graduation BShe is an experienced Chinese oversea student CShe wanted to work in Africa after graduation DShe was working at an embassy in Africa5Where did Feng Yu go to work when she was 22 years old? AAlgeria BMauritani

18、a CMadagascar DCongo6How did Feng Yu feel after in the village finally? AScared BRelaxed CWorried DExcited7How long did she stay in Africa in all before she got a position in an African embassy? AAlmost four years BAlmost three years CMore than four years DMore than five yearsCMarco Springmann and h

19、is colleagues, at the Oxford Martin Schools Future of Food Programme, built computer models that predicted what would happen if everyone became vegetarian by 2050The results indicate that if the world went vegan, the greenhouse gas emissions declines would be around 70%In the US, for example, an ave

20、rage family of four emits more greenhouse gases because of the meal they eat than from driving two carsbut it is cars, not steaks, that regularly come up in discussions about global warmingFood, especially livestock, also takes up a lot of room68% of agricultural land in the world is used for livest

21、ockWhen these lands become grasslands and forests, they would capture carbon dioxide and further ease climate changeHowever, if the whole world went vegan, there would be negative effects tooFirst, it is necessary to keep livestock for environmental purposesIm sitting here in Scotland where the High

22、lands environment is very man-made and based largely on grazing by sheep, says Peter Alexander, a researcher in socio-ecological systems modeling at the University of EdinburghIf we took all the sheep away, the environment would look different and there would be a potential negative impact on biodiv

23、ersityPlus, meat is an important part of history , tradition and cultural identityNumerous groups around the world give livestock gifts at weddings, celebratory dinners such as Christmas with turkey or roast beefAnd nowadays, moderation in meal-eatings frequency and portion size is key to solving th

24、ese conflictsCertain changes would encourage us to make healthier and more environmentally friendly dietary decisions, says Springmann, like putting a higher price lag on meat and making fresh fruits and vegetables cheaperIn fact, clear solutions already exist for reducing greenhouse gas emissions f

25、rom the livestock industryWhat is lacking is the will to implement those changes8What can we infer from the underlined sentence in the second paragraph? ADriving cars is more dangerous than eating steaks in the US BOur dietary choices affecting climate change is often underestimated CPeople compare

26、the greenhouse gas emissions of the cars and steaks DCars affect the global warming more seriously than the steaks9Why does Peter Alexander mention the sheep? ATo show the important impact of livestock on the environment BTo show his work as a researcher in the socio-ecological systems CTo encourage

27、 people to take all the sheep back for environmental purpose DTo point out the negative impact of the sheep on the biodiversity10Which saying can best show the authors attitude to livestock? AIt is hard to please all BDont put all your eggs in one basket COne cannnot see the wood for the trees DEver

28、ything is a double-edged sword11Where is this text most likely from? AA biology textbook BA health magazine CA scientific journal DAn educational reviewDAccording to the majority of Americans, women are every bit as capable of being good political leaders as menThe same can be said of their ability

29、to dominate the corporate boardroomAnd according to a new Pew Research Center survey on women and leadership, most Americans find women indistinguishable from men on key leadership traits such as intelligence and capacity for innovation, with many saying theyre stronger than men in terms of being pa

30、ssionate and organized leadersSo why, then, are women in short supply at the top of government and business in the United States? According to the public, at least, its not that they lack toughness , management talent or proper skill setsIts also not all about work-life balanceAlthough economic rese

31、arch and previous survey findings have shown that career interruptions related to motherhood may make it harder for women to advance in their careers and compete for top executive jobs, relatively few adults in the recent survey point to this as a key barrier for women seeking leadership rolesOnly about one-in-five say womens family responsibilities are a major reason why there arent more females in top leadership positions in business and politicsInstead, topping the list of reasons, about four-in-ten Americans point to a double standard for women seeking to climb to the highest levels of e